On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 08:56:11 AM +1300, Michael Adams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:24:46 -0800 > Jose Millan wrote: > > > I can't open the docx files with OpenOffice. Can you help? > > > Yes, get the originator of the email to resend the files in .DOC > format. They will have many issues with this, especially as .DOCX > is not widely supported (even by earlier versions of Microsoft > Office). Here is some further reading on why you should stay away as much as possible from .DOCX files in favor of OpenDocument (OpenOffice Native format) and ask everybody to do the same: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9594#mpart8 http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8616 Please note that the reasons mentioned there would remain valid even if .DOCX became apparently supported in OpenOffice. Marco -- Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how software is used *around* you: http://digifreedom.net/node/84 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
